The same thing happened 30+ years ago in the comic book "hobby". Once the Price Guide took hold, you NEVER saw anything listed for less than "guide price", and slowly all the collectors, who had a love of the actual comics themselves starting getting out, and the "investors" moved in.
But eventually the investor types get tired of buying high and selling low, and move on to some other hobby, and when that happens you will surely find some real bargains. Have patience! Bruce On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:02 AM, Walton, Jeffrey <[email protected]>wrote: > It used to be fun hunting for the next poster, even hunting on the > internet used to be fun….not anymore…it seems a lot of dealers are afraid of > fair market value….again I use the same scenario as I have done before…if > you go to movie posters on ebay list by the highest posters first, auctions > only, you’ll see what I mean. You have to scroll pretty long for anyone > selling something without an extremely high reserve, you’ll have to scroll > pretty long to find someone actually bidding on a poster….the only one that > seems to be generating some interest is a saul bass window card. Don’t even > get me started on the buy it nows…3 breakfast at tiffany’s one sheet the > cheapest starting at $7500 most say rare…rare? Really I just saw three in > three seconds…show me a British quad for war of the worlds and I’ll show you > rare….an insert for 50ft woman for 10 g’s….didn’t a one sheet sell for a lot > less just less than one week ago. > > > > Go ahead nail me to a cross but I’ve become so disenchanted lately with > the dealer mentality (and it’s not just movie posters). Hey I understand > about profit, cost analysis, and all that jazz …I’ve said this before and > I’ll say it again…profit is one thing…blood from a stone is another….now > everyone seems to wait for their piece to bring in the next big > coinage….years gone bye, one would buy a poster for $25, sell if for $75…a > tidy profit…now if one buys a poster for $25 and hears one just for > $500….guess what the new price of the poster they have in stock…$500….or > even $450 to make it seem like a bargain. > > > > I used to add probably a poster once a month to my collection…not > anymore…it’s not that I have it all, I see a ton of material out there that > warrants a bid, it’s just everyone wants a kings ransom for it now so guess > what…they can keep in their stock rooms and I’ll find something else to keep > the economy rolling. > > > > Bruce aside, why can’t we bring back fair market value, why be afraid of > the knowledge of the collector….if you want to sell a poster let the people > decide on the price it should sell…dealers should deal..not be in retail. > > > _____________ > > The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or > confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do > not disclose, > distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender > immediately. In addition, > please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to > archiving and review by > persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. > _____________ > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
